IT Analyst

Career Area:

Technology, Digital and Data

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team that cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Caterpillar Defense proudly serves all branches of the U.S. military and federal government, allied militaries and governments, and original equipment manufacturers. For over 100 years, we have supplied reliable products and solutions to government agencies and military forces worldwide, supporting people who put their lives on the line to provide security, generate energy and supply humanitarian aid.

Today, we continue to deliver leading-edge products and global services, working around the clock and around the world to deliver the power and performance that customers need. Caterpillar’s largest single customer is the U.S. Department of Defense. 190,000+ machines, tanks, tactical vehicles, and submarines move missions forward with Cat engines. We also provide solutions for power generation and surface ships. Cat has powered crucial engineering and logistical operations in every major conflict since WWI.

Caterpillar Defense has an opening for an IT Analyst Applications
. In this role, you will contribute to the IT function by supporting the development, testing, and implementation of application systems. You will be responsible for managing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process and ensuring the organization’s compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity standards, including NIST 800-171, as well as relevant FAR and DFARS requirements.

• Participates in IT functions like developing, coding and testing computer programs.
• Assist in preparing technical and procedural documentation.
• Assist with detailed flowcharts to show processing logic for simple application programs.
• Participate in contributing solutions for programming system operations, including encoding, testing, debugging and documenting programs.
• Install and monitor CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) applications to ensure compliance with Department of Defense cybersecurity standards.
• Serve as the application owner for CMMC-related systems, overseeing their operational integrity and performance.
• Act as a liaison between Defense users of Gov Cloud and IT engineers, facilitating communication and ensuring user requirements are addressed effectively.

Core Application Systems: Knowledge of major production application systems used for delivery of services to internal and external clients; ability to leverage major production application systems in diverse situations.

• Describes basic elements and benefits of core applications supported by own area.
• Names the organization’s core application systems.
• Names major business functions and services supported by core applications.
• Locates and uses relevant documentation for core applications.
• Includes understanding and monitoring of CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) requirements to ensure core applications meet DoD cybersecurity compliance standards.

Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

• Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.
• Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.
• Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.
• Demonstrates understanding of CMMC requirements and the ability to analyze and resolve issues related to databases supporting government contracts, ensuring compliance and data integrity.

Knowledge of the features and facilities of systems; ability to integrate and communicate among applications,…